Author
Press Office
HIghlights: Calmejane survives breakaway to win stage 8
Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) earned his maiden Tour de France stage win on stage 8. Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) set off to chase Lilian but was unable to bridge the gap before the finish line. Highlights: Stage 8 On-Board Camera: Stage 8 Last Kilometre: Stage 8 Results Top 10 on Stage 8 1 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) […]
Highlights: Kittel wins by a whisker
Marcel Kittel won by a whisker stage 7 of the Tour de France after another sweltering day in the saddle, which took the riders over 213.5 kilometers from Troyes to Nuits-Saint-Georges, a new-entry in the race. It was his 12th stage success at the Tour de France, one which saw him equal the record set […]
Excitement is building for Stellenbosch Mountain Bike Challenge at the end of this month
One of South Africa’s largest one-day mountain bike events will take place in Stellenbosch for the twelfth year on Sunday 30 July. With few entries left for the Stellenbosch MTB Challenge, now is the time to make sure you’ll be part of the action! Visit www.stellenboschmtbchallenge.co.za as entries are limited and will close when full. […]
Highlights: Kittel commands stage 6 win
Marcel Kittel celebrated his 11th Tour de France stage victory in Troyes, a town which played host to a stage finish for the first time in 17 years. Once again, the closing kilometers were impossible to control by the sprinters’ teams due to the nervousness and fierce battle for positioning, so when it came to […]
Course Preview: Claudio tests the Lenzerheide World Cup track
Claudio Caluori’s loving being back at home in the Swiss mountains and is ready to roll with yet another World Cup course preview. Watch here for more POV magic. There’s no time for him to rest however. The Swiss native is straight out on the track for the Lenzerheide course preview and is joined by […]
Highlights: Fabio Aru climbs to victory, Froome takes yellow
Stage 5 of the Tour de France saw the first mountain top finish for 2017. Fabio Aru attacked the lead bunch with 2.4 kms to the finish and, with some determination, managed to stay ahead to take the stage win. Chris Froome came in third far enough ahead of teammate Geraint Thomas to don the […]
BORA – hansgrohe to protest Sagan disqualification
The UCI World Champion Peter Sagan was disqualified yesterday, according to article 12.1.040/ 10.2.2. (irregular sprint) in the result/ communiqué. The team disagrees with the decision and protested it officially. Peter Sagan rejected to have caused, or in any way intended to cause the crash of Mark Cavendish on the final 200m of the stage. […]
William Mokgopo: Making the best of winter conditions
Powerade’s ‘Power to Beat Your Best’ aims to provide athletes with the tools to achieve a personal best time and will be working with a number of South Africa’s foremost running, cycling and training experts to challenge athletes to beat their best in 2017. Multiple South African MTB champion William Mokgopo has completed 5 Absa […]
Cavendish out of Tour de France with a broken shoulder blade
Mark Cavendish has been forced to withdraw from this year’s Tour de France after fracturing his shoulder blade in the late crash on stage 4. What looked to be a strong comeback to racing for Cavendish, is now over before it really began. Medical examinations at the hospital in Nancy, France, has confirmed that the […]
Highlights: Crashes cause chaos on Stage 4, Sagan disqualified
It was high drama today on stage 4 of the 2017 Tour de France. The first incident saw the yellow jersey holder Geraint Thomas go down in a bunch crash. Then in the final sprint, Sagan appeared to cause Mark Cavendish to crash into a barrier. An act that has seen him disqualified from the […]
Late crash sends Cavendish to the hospital
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka did a great job setting up Mark Cavendish for the final sprint on stage 4 of Tour de France. Unfortunately, a late crash meant Cavendish ended the day at the hospital instead of fighting for the stage win. On paper, the 207.5 km from Mondorf-les-Bains to Vittel looked almost certain […]
Blinded by bomb but Douglas Sidialo aims to finish Cape Epic
According to Douglas Sidialo he was “at the wrong place at wrong time” in Nairobi, Kenya on August 7, 1998: “It was a bright Friday morning and I was on my way to work in a heavy traffic snarl-up on a busy Haille Sellassie Avenue.” He continues: “When I reached the (United States) Embassy I […]